Barbie Sets New Records for WB & Greta Gerwig - Charts with Dan!

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Hey folks, it's about half an hour after the video uploaded, which means it's time for me to point out that I made a mistake. I overlooked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 which is actually WB's highest grossing movie of all time worldwide. I'm not really sure how that happened other than the numbers begin to swim after hours and hours of prepping charts and I just flat out missed it. I am my own fact checker and sometimes I blow it. I will acknowledge it on next week's show but in the meantime, I look forward to everyone not reading this comment and pointing it out anyway. If these mistakes frustrate you, I can promise you, they frustrate me ten times as much. I'll get one of these episodes 100% right someday. Maybe.

[@davidfadul6239]

Your videos are always extremely high quality and fantastic. One small mistake doesn’t change that. Thanks for all you do, Dan! We really appreciate it.

[@800Ms-k6n]

Maybe by the end of August, Barbie can beat The Deathly Hallows as the highest grossing Warner Bros movie of all time aswell as being the highest grossing movie of the year. We'll see about that, anything could happen. Thanks for the content Dan. You're the best 🙏

[@ShaneRob93]

To err is human Dan, it's frustrating of course and even more so when others fail to recognize their own flaws by not checking if something has already been pointed out ten times. I'm aware it's easier said than done, but don't be afraid to smell the roses and give equal weight to all of the positive comments you receive along with the negative. Have a great day. :)

[@edenrosenberg6068]

Dan your videos are always so good and high quality and it is completely understandable that sometimes there is a small mistake that slips in. Always wait for the Charts and will continue to happily wait

[@Mondo_182]

No worries Dan!

[@ShaneRob93]

Just what I needed right now. Charts is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when it means to.

[@papasquatofficial9282]

Hey nice comment

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Facts

[@jasonkarger81]

😂 you sound like Gabriel from mission impossible dead reckoning

[@ShaneRob93]

@@jasonkarger81 It's meant to be the LOTR quote from Gandalf, but Gabriel works too.

[@gntlmnwzrd]

Your focus on data driven insights, consistency and overall perspective on the film industry has led to your videos being a highlight of my week. Keep up the great work Dan, love seeing you channel grow.

[@t.c.soares2254]

Charts with Dan keeps getting better and better... Love the lost theaters and closed reporting additions and they give added nuance to box office landscape... Thanks Dan!

[@NonaPrince]

Hey Dan, fun fact India recorded it's highest box office collection past weekend around $47 million dollars (₹390 Cr) We had our own Barbenhiemer with actually 4 films competing

[@RahulJain777]

Top weekends at Indian box office 1. Apr 15-17, 22: 382cr (1.8cr admits) - KGF 2, Beast, RRR 2. Aug 11-13, 23: 379cr or 390cr + 50cr = 429cr or 440cr or 403cr (1.9cr) - Gadar2, Jailer, OMG 2 3. Mar 25-27, 22: 372cr (1.6cr) - RRR, The Kashmir Files 4. Apr 28-30, 17: 363cr (2.65cr) - Baahubali 2 Including the Rs. 50 crores opening day of Jailer on Thursday, that amount exceeds Rs. 400 crores mark. 1.90 crores tickets were sold during the weekend plus another 30 lakhs for Jailer on Thursday. The Hindi Film Industry recorded its biggest ever single-day collection on August 13 with 3 films - Gadar 2, OMG 2, and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani "which I guess might be get broken again on 15th Aug" The gross amount is a bit lower than April 15-17 last year, when KGF 2, Beast and RRR grossed Rs. 378 crores in between them for an overall market gross of over Rs. 382 crores approx. However, it is possible that actuals for some of the above films come a bit higher and it may ascend to the top spot. The difference between the two is barely Rs. 3 crores. Unfortunately, there is no centralised box office reporting system in India, the existence of one could have given a clear winner. In terms of admits, however, the recent weekend is clearly ahead by around 10 lakhs more tickets sold. The record for the most tickets sold over a weekend still belongs to April 28 - 30, 17, when Baahubali 2 alone accounted for a staggering 2.65 crores tickets. Numbers released by the Multiplex Association of India and the Producers Guild of India reveal that the Aug. 11-13 weekend was the busiest weekend post-pandemic, with 2.10cr+ admissions, which is also the highest combined admissions record in the last 10 years. The weekend gross box office of 390cr+ is the highest in the history of Indian cinema if you think about it but The Exact Numbers Are Up For Debate. It was Just a counter point but if the producers guild is saying it then we believe it & I am so happy that it come at such an interesting time that we are breaking records & goes to show cinema will never die. Hoping this 47 Million record gets broken early & we can rejoice again. Nona make a video on our own barbenheimer mehyem after the independence day box office nos.

[@kowshiksri]

Nona!! Didn't expect to see you here. I think the tracking sources aren't easily available for Dan. Actually this weekend I think Jailer grossed enough worldwide to be placed in top 5. A great weekend at the box office for India with stars from the 80s and 90s!!

[@melvinjoseph952]

Wait, I know of Jailer and the 2 bollywood films, which is the 4th movie?

[@kowshiksri]

@@melvinjoseph952 I would think Bhola Shankar

[@melvinjoseph952]

@@kowshiksri Isn't Bhola Shankar projected to fall hard in the upcoming days? (It has 3.5 on imdb)

[@andrewbarnett152]

The weird thing is, considering the prevailing narrative that this is the 'Summer of flops', the quality of the actual movies themselves has been better than in any mainstream Summer for quite some time. Heck, even Transformers wasn't that bad.

[@Bustermachine]

That's quite possibly part of the 'problem' IMO. We had basically two waves of big successes this summer. Mario/Spiderverse and then Barbenheimer while a lot of movies in between either flopped or at least underperformed historic expectations. I think they sort of choked one another out given that it's a non trivial cost to go to the theater these days.

[@Samuel-p17]

Mario wasn't in the Summer, but just swap it out with Guardians and your analysis is true

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

@@Bustermachineeh not really Mario/Spiderverse was a long while back and inbetween we had Indy 5 and The Flash, but also Shazam, which had plenty breathing room if its competition we’re talking about, but they just flopped cuz ppl don’t want to see them.

[@ingmarmiddelhoff1005]

Love the closing chart. I can imagine it is hard to catch, but having a final look at the theatrical revenue of movies when they exit is really interesting to make a final 'judgement' on their performance.

[@Maitch3000]

I actually considered suggesting it last week. Dan beat me to it.

[@superjackster0165]

Fun Fact: IMAX actually contacted Paramount and tried to convince them to delay Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One so the film would have more time to be screened in IMAX and premium theater auditoriums. However, Paramount refused to delay the film

[@motherplayer]

Someone is going to get hosed for this, no doubt.

[@auroragb]

last weekend would have been a perfect weekend for MI7 to open. A completely clear slate for the next month for it to dominate. There were too many action films in early summer and there was some fatigue

[@motherplayer]

Some people are too beholden to the idea that July or June are the only spots, since that's when schools will be out.

[@rebeccazainea4645]

I just came to the comments to make this exact statement.

[@frogeater8659]

Apparently, Pixar President Jim Morris in his interview with Variety said Elemental (which just hit $150M domestic) has already broken even. So I wonder if the marketing for Elemental wasn’t as expensive as initially believed.

[@garrettcarter5622]

You're right, executives never lie about their numbers.

[@josephfisher426]

@@garrettcarter5622 Maybe Disney has told its unit presidents that it will be grading on a curve this year...

[@imaadahere]

Was there any marketing for Elemental?

[@82Jaster]

@@garrettcarter5622 They definitely do lie. But he may be telling the truth about Elemental. Disney even put up an article on their own website talking about Elemental BO performance. From its mediocre opening to it crossing 400m (at the time of the article). So its performance certainly seems like something they're happy with.

[@polishedopals8667]

@@imaadahere Not over here in Poland. I saw more marketing for Rudy Gillman here.

[@mark2graves-movies689]

Very happy to hear streaming charts are coming tomorrow 😊

[@jakejewell1496]

Dan’s overall distain for estimates is one of my favorite parts of this channel. Safe travels

[@ellicel]

I appreciate you providing the number of theaters lost. That really provides a different layer of context to make sense of the numbers.

[@gonaye1]

21:23 Can’t really explain why but it’s really cool to see so much pink all over Dan’s movie charts these days. I’m genuinely happy for Barbie and Oppenheimer’s success. I went to see Barbie on opening weekend and have to say, pink watermelon slushies are actually quite delicious! 🍉😅🍉

[@thorman2005]

I need to say this again. Rotten Tomatoes DECODED is an essential segment to this show. I love it! Don't stop doing it

[@IsaacV24]

Remember when certain people said this was gonna have a huge drop in its second weekend because it would have NO repeat business?!? 🤣

[@800Ms-k6n]

By certain people, you mean those gO wOkE, go bRoKE/mAn-HatINg idiots who wanted the movie to tank hard 😂😂

[@nms7872]

​@@800Ms-k6nI think it is best to just ignore those people completely. They are just uninformed

[@motherplayer]

@@nms7872 Nothing is ever certain in these matters, that is simply it. Could have entirely been possible, but it wasn't. It's less uniformed and more unpredictable sometimes. Not to say some stick against those people isn't understandable, but hey, at least the narrative now speaks for itself.

[@82Jaster]

That was absolutely them hoping it would have a huge drop rather than believing it would. It represents everything they typically rail against as well as being a criticism of their audience (Ken's character arc), so they definitely didn't want it having success.

[@sadikquahflowers5507]

I know who you're talking about lol The thing is, they do tend to be right about these things most of the time and they thought the same logic would apply here. But Barbie is a different thing, made for a different audience and the "normal" rules don't apply. This movie was made for women using a female-focused property not a male one, which has been Hollywood's mistake. Women aren't interested in a male-focused property just because you put women in it. It's still for men, to them. And a lot of the women going to see this movie are not the ones going to see Marvel and Star Wars (sorry, Disney). So they haven't been beat over the head with "THE MESSAGE" because they don't see the movies that do that, ironically enough. Women en masse are not going to see an action movie, sci-fi movie, etc. just because women are in it or in the lead and that's why movies like the recent Charlie's Angels failed. Women don't care. They are simply not interested. But women will absolutely go see a Barbie movie that's filled with pink and prettiness and fun because that's what females "in general" are drawn to. When I shop for clothes now, anything pink costs extra because of this damn movie lol

[@kurooaisu]

Can't wait to see how Blue Beetle will do in your chart next week! It's really a wild time for Blue Beetle, from internal problems in DC, lack of promotion from WB, and actors strike. But it seems like DC fans have been working hard to promote Blue Beetle, I can't wait to see how they impact the film.

[@Lastclerk3]

IMO Mission Impossible did hit with the people who saw it. The problem truly was Barbenhiemer. Releasing just a week and a half before not 1 but 2 of the biggest movies of the year killed it. Going to the movies is expensive, going to a double feature even more so. My biggest fear is that Paramount doesn’t think about any of this and does something to harm Dead Reckoning Part 2. Weather that’s cutting the budget or making them rework scenes to cut corners. The quality of the film is evident on screen and McQuarrie and Cruise shouldn’t be punished for the movie being released at a bad time.

[@nikunjdixit3225]

The budget does need to be kept in check though. You aren’t going to make a profit if your MI films are going to cost $300 million to make. I get Covid costs but MI films clearly have a BO ceiling so budgets need to be managed accordingly.

[@jscott4reel]

🎶 Dan! Dan, Dan, Dan! Dan, Dan, Dan! Dan, Dan, Dan… Dan’s the man going to work, Got his charts, got ambition. Movie analysis is right in his grasp. Box office he will never let die! 🎶

[@Arahnk]

Charts with Dan is ESSENTIAL

[@sama2086]

"Closed this week" was a cool new section Dan! Also can you do a domestic multiplier chart for pixar films? I haven't done the exact maths but I think elemental might be the best pixar movie ever in that regard?

[@alexandriasims7110]

The Blindside story is so heartbreaking with the recent information that has been revealed.

[@zaltmanbleroze]

And that's the problem with movies based on true stories that are made too soon after the story happened.

[@samazwe]

MI7 should've been released last weekend tbh. Whoever at Paramount refused to move the date is for sure kicking themselves right now

[@ethanaleman]

I saw the Last Voyage of Demeter last night. It was well done. Hope it gets a sequel.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

I saw it last week on a Thursday night preview. I really liked it, and it’s made me sad that no one seems to be talking about it. I feel like universal really dropped the ball with the advertising for it….. it kinda just, showed up.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

@@thegreyinitiate3680im glad its good. The pitch sounded good but the early trailers looked so shit and schmaltzy tbh. I love the concept and Bram Stoker’s Dracula sort of setting, but the reviews were mixed and now this past few days i got like 7 ads in a row for it that convinced me it was a desperate gamble. Wish they’d promote it like Talk To Me has all this buzz rn, especially online, which is insane. Then again its A24, and other studios are fucking clueless when it comes to marketing horror.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

@@GuineaPigEveryday yeah the trailers didn’t do it any favors. And considering that was really the only pre release marketing they did for it, it probably had a lot to do with the low turnout. I went because I love Dracula as a character/monster, and despite the tacky trailers, all the signs otherwise (the director, the cast, the music) said it stood a chance to be good. And fortunately, I think it was.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

@@thegreyinitiate3680great to hear. I’m honestly pretty excited for the Bram Stoker related movies, Dracula movies are honestly always a great bet, when they’re bad they’re fun, when they’re good they’re great. Robert Egger’s Nosferatu for instance sounds fantastic, even that Nicholas Cage dracula movie was apparently pretty fun. Idk the Coppolla adaptation really illustrates how much you can do with the character.

[@WhatsYourGhostStory]

I love the international posters you find for American films.

[@0981462]

WB in July: worst year ever WB in August: BEST YEAR EVER!!

[@800Ms-k6n]

WB in June : Worst year ever (they lost $200 million, one of the biggest box office bombs of all time for The Flash)

[@IsaacV24]

Quite the bounce back for WB after Flash.

[@EricMrRareAir]

this is literally one of my favorite movie shows! Charts with Dan is very informative! thank you for all the work you do for us viewers 🔥

[@marcarsenault7585]

I really like adding the discussion of the films that closed. Nice to see a recap of how those films did.

[@siriusgray]

I saw Theater Camp and it was so, so, so funny. I hope it eventually finds its audience because it deserves it

[@bayonetababe9697]

I really wanted to see it too. It came to one theater near me but it only had two early daytime shows and lasted only a week. I really wish they’d released it at a different time. I know it probably won’t happen but I’d love for it to come back and have more showtimes. Past Lives only played for a week maybe two but it had day and night showtimes. I saw it on a Saturday night and loved it. One of the best movies this year. A lot of people can’t see a movie at 11 am in the morning.

[@Mex.Libris]

He's singlehandedly raising a generation of statisticians. 😎

[@pbw_]

I really appreciate the closed this week section. Thank you!

[@seancongema]

Suggestion for the next Charts with Dan: A comparison of movie with the “Part One” subtitle.

[@padenfrank6047]

Best part of my work day! CHARTS!

[@blondie666]

AHHH!! Love the Suns Cinema shoutout, one of a few bright spots for DC's film culture.

[@dizzy530]

The closed data is really cool 👍

[@jessicaalbright7429]

Thanks so much for the amazing analysis!! Enjoy hearing all about it!

[@shadebug]

I heard “The Adult, starring Michael Cera” as “The adult star, Michael Cera”

[@timderuijter]

Great show Dan!

[@sarinagovindaiah5102]

Suns Cinema is my absolute favorite theater !! Love the shoutout

[@linkjag]

I used to live a couple blocks from Suns Cinema but it was a busy time in my life and I never got to go. Really bummed I didn't. Next time I'm back in DC to visit I'll have to make my friends go

[@ctrlsilk]

never clicked on a video so quickly. Thanks for the updates🙏❤️

[@btetirick]

"Merchandising, merchandising. Where the real money from the movie is made." - Dan Murrel, presumably.

[@booktimelearning]

Charts with Dan is outstanding material, just thank you so much for the hard work...

[@Davidbedabomb]

Thank you so much for shouting out Mutt!!! You're consistently inclusive with your channel and media recommendations and it just makes me so happy as queer guy!!! Thank you!!

[@800Ms-k6n]

I can still see Barbie being the highest grossing movie of the year beating Mario because the movie earned one billion faster than Mario and it hasn't been exactly a month since the movie came out. It would be hilarious if Barbie somehow still managed to be number one in the weekend that Blue Beetle comes out 😂

[@ShaneyBright]

I'm guessing Barbie will stay #1, with Blue Beetle coming in super close at #2 and Oppenheimer #3. It's going to be a dance-off between Meg 2, TMNT, Sound of Freedom, Haunted Mansion and Mission Impossible. My favorite of the week was Last Voyage of the Demeter, which would have been a better Halloween/Autumn release.

[@82Jaster]

Projections for Blue Beetle seem to range from 20-30m now, so it's going to depend where it falls on that scale. Barbie will still be #1 if it lands on the low end of that.

[@ejav9169]

I love the new thing where you go over the closings

[@CuddyTG]

Took my sister to see Barbie on Friday...theatres are still packed for it...

[@SuperSteve120]

I like the new Closed this week segment and have been enjoying seeing the movies that have lost the most theaters as well!

[@matthewbertram4312]

Missed a real chance to cut in a clip of Mel Brooks as Yogurt just saying, "Merchandising!"

[@parkersairpods]

love the new segment Dan, would love to see the little mermaid in a future episode. it looks like it’s gonna be cutting it close to breaking even theatrically

[@vegas_party_animal7737]

It’s criminal how little Mission Impossible is making, that movie is amazing

[@lancewilson4450]

Great show. Look forward to that streaming data

[@800Ms-k6n]

Warner Bros needed some success after their DC films flop three times in a row so it's awesome to see Barbie saving their box office reputation. It's amazing that "Operation Barbie Summer" as the name of the marketing works out perfectly

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

Idk did they need it considering Warner Bros execs have been such morons the past years. I mean seriously do they deserve a win? The execs will rake in that money and then take all the wrong messages from its success and begin to make Mattel toy movies and whatnot

[@syleshwhycantileavethisbla802]

You mentioned the low gross of Dalton's movies as maybe being a factor in him only doing two; he was actually meant to start filming a 3rd movie in 1990 but a legal dispute between MGM and Eon led to a huge delay, during which time Dalton's contract elapsed, and he chose not to sign a new one. The studio would have been happy to keep him around, however his departure meant they were free to pursue Brosnan, who had been their first choice before Dalton anyway, so they probably didn't chase Dalton to re-sign all that hard.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

The pitch for the third Dalton Bond is insane and while Goldeneye is pretty much perfect I still would’ve wanted to see a Bond movie set in HK with Lucy Liu as Bond girl. Dalton def flopped a bit back then but nowadays he’s one of the most lauded Bond era’s, and for good reason, i never grew up with his movies but grew to love em, idk Living Daylights gets slack but I kinda love it, so rewatchable and also insanely exciting third act, and the more classic Cold War vibe and geopolitics was cool, one of the three movies in the 80s that actually tackled the Soviet Invasion in Afghanistan. Plus Licence To Kill has its reputation for a reason, damn awesome

[@andywagoner]

I like your new "closed this week" part.

[@Doran.]

Thanks Dan! You make box office numbers feel warm and fuzzy.

[@andrewbarnett152]

Stakeout would have ended up grossing $176 million in today's money? That's wild, and the kind of detail that we come to Dan's channel for.

[@josephfisher426]

Which demonstrates how inflation has landed on movie tickets harder than on prices in general... Stakeout was #8 for its year, whereas even in a 2023 full of duds, $176M probably ends up being in the #12-#15 range?

[@PennProductions]

I still think it would be cool to see a cumulative version of the "road to recovery" chart. Maybe make it an annual or quarterly chart 🤔🤷

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Barbie and Opphemier are killing it

[@lytaquiroz1524]

so happy to see the mention to The Eternal Memory on the specialty market box office... its a chilean movie, where im from, and its from the same director of Oscar nominated documentary The Mole Agent the couple on the film is a very well know here, her an actress and former minister of culture, him a respected journalist and writer, who unfortunally pass away a few weeks cool to see it do good

[@TheDilettante]

The length difference between Barbie and Oppie got me thinking: Could you do a one-off next week of the top movies ranked by length (in hours) x gross? I don't want to think about efficiency of art or anything like that, but it's an interesting way to contextualize the gross given that movie theatres have fewer opportunities to show longer movies.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

That might be a bit too much of a project for me to take on, but I encourage anyone else who'd like to try!

[@SilentNers]

If a theatre has 2 screens and in one they are showing a 82min movie, the other a 180+min movie then the first has a higher return potential because they can fit more screenings in. However the longer movie could be in a bigger screen so more seats available... A shorter popular movie could have less effect on other titles released at the same time as screenings can be more regular, allowing space for others. If the top film out is a 3 hour monster it technically is more likely to prevent competition as theatres need to give over more screens than a shorter title to meet demand... hmm, yeah someone else can definitely figure all that out 😅

[@TheDilettante]

​@@SilentNers So I'm guessing that first effect is like 3rd or 4th order. Even if you have an enterprising theatre owner who's trying to optimize for BitS, you still have a relatively small and consistent variance in screening room sizes per theatre (citation needed but I'm sure I can find one). Your points on spacing and demand are another reason why it would be interesting to look at this metric: so you can see how much of a typical theatre's 4D real estate is taken up by a given movie.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

I feel like it’s entirely dependent on what the movie is and if people are excited to see it. Endgame was almost 3 hours long and became the highest grossing film of all time. Oppenheimer is the event movie of the year for a lot of people, and the Barbenheimer engine just kept pushing it along. It’s now going to be Chris Nolan’s most successful movie ever that doesn’t involve a man dressed as a bat. And going back even further, when LOTR released, even the theatrical versions were pushing 3 hours long and they all were still some of the highest grossing movies ever at the time. If it’s good, and people are excited to see it, they will come, no matter how long it is.

[@alaharon1233]

"It's a very *small* movie, but [it has a big heart]"

[@Winterbay]

The oldboy soundtrack is one of my favourite soundtracks over the last 20 years. So good.

[@jasonraschen1109]

Another great episode! I forgot what a big hit “American Sniper” was when it first came out. “Landscape with Invisible Hand” is opening at my local Alamo. It sounds interesting. If you see it, please let me know if it’s worth checking out. Thanks Dan!

[@elsergecruz]

So glad to see your Independant cinema segment return ❤

[@zgergely]

My weekly charts finally arrived. One of my favourite segment is the indy cinema section. I wish I could visit these cinemas from Europe. Suns cinema seems like a true art house cinema from Eastern Europe. It's really rare to hear a Hungarian name from Dan, but Jancsó Miklós name worths a good pronunciation next time. It's pronounced like "Yuntcho Meeklosh", but it's not a big deal. Keep up the good work.

[@jessrl8025]

Love all the work you do! Keep giving us those sweet, sweet numbers

[@d.a.baracus]

Just realized that bc The Rock had a cameo in Fast X, it means that The Rock got Dan & his summer box office projections again...

[@ZachBobBob]

Loving the Closed This Week graphics

[@avawarrior7937]

I'm glad you brought up the real story of Blind Side because not enough people are talking about it

[@blueberryboats]

Finally got around to seeing Barbie last Saturday after work had made me not able to previously. The theatre was PACKED. No seats left. Crazy here in NZ. Never seen this before! Especially since it's been out for a few weeks.

[@VictorMonterroza]

This is the best hour on KZbin and it goes by sooooo fast!!

[@Mosh-f5b]

Agreed

[@Heidi2003]

Dan, you spoil us with your new additions to the show!!🎉

[@RhodriR]

Closed this week section is a great new addition

[@Samuel-p17]

Maybe you could show us at the end of the Summer a list of the biggest money loosers and the highest winners.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

That's the plan!

[@seriliaykilel]

This might be a super stupid thing to request but it would be helpful on the X axis of your road to recovery chart to add a bracket or highlight the weeks corresponding to summer (just so we can see which section of the chart broadly corresponds to the summer season) since under/over performing during this time is more significant in the overall year's revenue/success

[@mywalkabout]

I can’t wait to see Theater Camp, no matter how I get to see it ❤

[@AllTheArtsy]

Charts is always my favorite video hitting my subscription 🥰

[@scubachickim]

That concert is in Arlington, TX. Not Dallas 🤣 don’t let the name of the Dallas Cowboys fool you! ❤️

[@HerbertStock-tf7yb]

I love the inflation button music!

[@gabrielleroux2333]

I saw oldboy in theatre during a repertoire night in 2005-06 I think. Never saw as many people walk out during a movie XD Not because it was bad, but in my market, the repertoire at the local cinema was a Monday night showing, that were usually dramas or dramedies, often from Europe. Half the crowd were older people who don’t watch horror or thriller , and that were there simply because they had a season pass for repertoire and went every week lolll. They did NOT expect this type of movie 😂😂

[@zaltmanbleroze]

Masters of the Universe was my very first movie theatre experience and I still enjoy watching it as an adult.

[@padenfrank6047]

Aww. I missed the tracking of Barbie and Oppenheimer with how much they are profiting this week.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Can't do every chart every week - I'm barely maintaining quality for what I'm doing now. Sometimes I have to recognize my own limits.

[@padenfrank6047]

@@DanMurrellMovies First of all, I’m honored that you replied! You have great interaction with your fan base. Second of all, I know personally that it is very important to know your limitations, because you can easily get burnt out doing something you love. You have inspired me to do THAT chart on my own and keep tabs on the films that are out. So I have my estimations, I just wanted to see if they lined up with yours. Keep doing what you are doing Dan, but do so where you are within your “bandwidth”.

[@kevinschultz6091]

To quote the great sage Yogurt: "Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made! Spaceballs-the T-shirt, Spaceballs-the Coloring Book, Spaceballs-the Lunch box, Spaceballs-the Breakfast Cereal, Spaceballs-the Flame Thrower! (The kids love this one.)"

[@stevemartegani]

Every time I hear Dan say "Merchandising" I hear Mel Brooks in my head saying it :P

[@Miku_miku_chan]

Oldboy, at least in my market, is a VERY limited release. Super sad it wasn’t more easily accessible, especially considering how popular it became after its initial release. 😞

[@aviad950]

I didn't know Bottoms was directed by Emma Seligman. That definitely makes me want to watch it since I loved Shiva Baby.

[@mrabduh]

Man, the blide side’s news really shocked me. If that’s true, poor Oher, hope he win the allegations

[@aliali-ce3yf]

i'm eager to see Barbie and Oppenheimer , hopefully they come out on streaming soon

[@tomiwaaina5499]

"I don't know how you can have anymore". Oh naive Dan, we are insatiable. You could give me a numbers episode every day and I'd eat it up and ask for me.

[@ryanmiller6103]

As an amc stubbs member, my 69th movie so far this year will be oldboy. Take that as you will.

[@bluesdjben]

Nice

[@luckyspurs]

23:39 I like to think Dan put the Biopics top 5 in just to make the point about Michael Oher.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

That wasn't the reason, but what timing!

[@chet_inator_gator]

As a semi-old-but-young-at-heart doofus, I spent more money on Mutant Mayhem toys than I did on movie tickets for the film 🤙

[@kypzethdurron]

Request for one specific chart for next week though I know it's not super quick There's a flurry of alltime worldwide grosses from $1.6B/8th (Jurassic World) down to $1.3B (Jurassic World 2) including Mario. I'd LOVE to see Barbie's line chart of cumulative daily grosses against those other lines, to see where it LOOKS like it is fitting in. Could set the other lines to half transparency to make the main line stand out. Although I think that's impossible, so I guess it would have to be domestic? If domestic; maybe the 10 films between Maverick (719M) and Mario (574M)... Day 25 for Barbie is 531M compared to 521M for Avatar 2, 524M for Avengers, and 507M for Incredibles 2 - interesting stuff! :)

[@kypzethdurron]

ps agreed with the other comments - love the lost theaters, what appear to be better numbers for Indian films, and particularly the profitability calculation stuff (as everywhere else that's 'informed' still just doubles the purported budget and compares to total ticket revenue!!) - really appreciate it all, and using box office estimates doesn't upset me in the slightest :)

[@ddat3]

Haunted Mansion has left my local market already, but 4 of the 5 theaters in my district are still playing Elemental for one more week. Big "oof" for Haunted Mansion.

[@nickdriscoll6131]

For what it’s worth, Transformers Rise of the Beasts just came out here in Japan, so while there may not be any more markets for the movie to co e out in, that doesn’t mean it’s stopped making money from some of those markets. It’s still making money. Interestingly, at my local cinema anyway, the only showings are dubbed in Japanese, which is strange for live action films, which generally have subbed versions.

[@robertpennington1019]

Groot dolls sell more than the total box office haul for all the guardians films lol

[@mahirrahmananan7025]

It’s just unbelievable that a movie costing 350 million will require 850 million more to break even that means 500 million more !! It’s not just double but more

[@DanMurrellMovies]

It's also about where the movie makes its money - the bulk of GOTG Vol. 3's money came from international territories. Less of that money comes back to the studio.

[@mahirrahmananan7025]

@@DanMurrellMovies I think without avengers in the title , no marvel movie should ever cost that much and I don’t know how much they are making back from the TV shows which is costing millions or not billion . I know sags strike is going on but these movie star makes too much money

[@eternalfailure4081]

Yes, I was shocked too. Most places (wikipedia for example) are going to say Budget $250m box office $850m which makes it look like a box office smash. But, yeah, additional 100-150m on marketing, share 40-60% revenue with cinemas, plus hidden first day takings. A lot of people did make a lot of money from this film though, just maybe not the studio directly

[@jred9168]

I saw the trailer for Bottoms a few weeks ago and was immediately like “WTF?” Curious to see the reviews after a bigger release.

[@aaronwilson4267]

I actually recommended Stakeout to a friend the other day. Hilarious.